Editorial
Slovenian foreign minister Dr Dimitrij Rupel said Ljubljana Conclusions is a document that expresses the desire of statesmen, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, experts, children's ombudsmen, and children that everyone should do everything in their power to eradicate violence against children. A truly important step. But one must not forget the tragedy that other forms of violence bring into our everyday lives. We are speaking about terrorism that Slovenia's leaders unanimously condemn.
Politics
Slovenia's leaders have issued a unanimous condemnation of the terrorist attack in London. The Prime Minister, Janez Janša, said that there was no justification for such attacks, and the Foreign Minister, Dr Dimitrij Rupel called on Slovenian citizens to be vigilant. According to the information available at present no Slovenian citizens fell victim to the attacks. More »
Ljubljana, 7 July
Foreign Policy
Dr Rupel, the Slovenian foreign minister and president-in-office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) issued a statement to mark the tenth anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre that honoured the victims of the tragic event. More »
Ljubljana, 11 July
Government
The Government has approved guidelines for a draft budget memorandum for 2006-2010, which will form the basis for preparing the draft 2006-2007 national budget. More »
Ljubljana, 7 July
Parliament
The fifth All Slovenian Meeting was held at the National Assembly on Thursday 7 July, hosted by the National Assembly Committee for Relations with Slovenes Abroad. Participants were welcomed by France Cukjati – President of the Assembly, Janez Kramberger – the chair of the committee, Franc Pukšič – the state secretary for Slovenes abroad, and the writer Alojz Rebula. More »
Ljubljana, 7 July
International Organisation
The regional consultation for the UN study on violence against children held in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, came to a conclusion on Thursday 7 July with the adoption of the Ljubljana Conclusions. More »
Ljubljana, 7 July
Culture
This summer from 13 to 22 July 2005 the Cankarjev Dom cultural and congress centre will play host to the Slovenian National Theatre's SUMMER OF OPERA AND BALLET. The Ljubljana Opera and Ballet will be performing Verdi's world famous operas La Traviata and Il Trovatore in the Gallus concert hall, as well as Die Rheinnixen by Offenbach, which had its world premiere in Ljubljana this spring, and Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake. More »
The Cankarjev Dom Gallery tonight opened its exhibition of miniature works on paper by Zoran Mušič (1909-2005). The exhibited works are from the collection of Lia and Maurizio Zaneio from Trieste and will be on display until 11 September. More »
Ljubljana, 5 July
People
On Saturday at noon local hunters fired cannons near the Najevska linden tree on Ludranski Vrh, a hill above Črna na Koroškem to mark the start of the 15th anniversary meeting of statesmen beneath the tree. There is a tradition of political debates being held beneath linden trees in this part of the world, and this is Slovenia's oldest linden. More »
Črna na Koroškem, 9 July
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